New Westminster, British Columbia
Warrant Officer Class 2 Gibson was on a routine training flight and was killed Cornell aircraft 414586 dove into the ground six miles west of the aerodrome at Abbotsford.
Gibson, Joseph Edward (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-January-07
Birth Date: 1923-January-31
Born: New Westminster British Columbia
Parents: Son of Joseph and Margaret Stewart Gibson, of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Spouse: Husband of Veronica Gibson, of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Home: New Westminster, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
24 EFTS- Elementary Flying Training School
Base
Abbotsford, British Columbia,Canada
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
R/118214
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Accident Card - Fairchild Cornell Cornell III serial:14586
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-January-07. Cornell s/n 14586.
This accident involved 1 person. Gibson JE
This accident had 1 fatality. Warrant Officer 2nd Class Joseph Edward Gibson RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/118214 Cornell 14586
Unit Desciption
24 EFTS (24 Elementary Flying Training School)
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a trainee 50 hours of basic flying instruction on a simple trainer like the De Havilland Tiger Moth, Fleet Finch, or Fairchild Cornell over 8 weeks.Elementary schools were operated by civilian flying clubs under contract to the RCAF and most of the instructors were civilians. For example, No. 12 EFTS Goderich was run by the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Club and the County of Huron Flying Club.The next step for a pilot was the Service Flying Training School.
NO24 EFTS Abbotsford
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